Features
- Sleeps 10 or more
- Hiking available
- Coral
- Calm beach
- Western style toilet
- Near village
- IDR 400,000 to 500,000
- Has ensuite bathroom/toilet
Details
Saubaryam Homestay lies on the protected north-east shore of Pulau Pam.
Three VIP bungalows on land, and one over-water private bungalow are offered.
The VIP bungalows are set up to sleep two, but bedding can be provided for four if required. Mosquito nets, and the usual sheets, pillows and bolsters are provided.
Bungalow verandahs are equipped with tables and chairs, and have ocean views.
The ensuite bathrooms have western style toilets, bucket bathing and showers.
Note that a premium is charged for the VIP bungalows.
The over water bungalow is for couples only.
Meals are served in a beachside dining room where drinking water, tea and coffee are always freely available to guests.
Electricity is provided by generator and is available from sunset until around midnight. A variable 4G phone signal is available, but data connections are usually slow and suffer frequent dropouts.
Saubaryam Homestay is a short walk from Sau Kabu village where basic supplies can be purchased in small local shops.
Saubaryam Homestay (like every other in Raja Ampat) has no safe way of disposing of inorganic waste, so please do take any that you create away with you. Leaving it behind will only contribute to the trashing of paradise.
Minimal English is spoken at Saubaryam Homestay: Bringing a translation app or phrasebook is strongly recommended.
Transport / Getting there
Transport between Saubaryam Homestay and Waisai is by longboat and costs IDR 2,500,000 each way, shared by passengers (max 4).
Read more about Raja Ampat boat transport prices here.
Public Boat to the Fam Islands
If you have plenty of time, you don’t mind a bit of discomfort, and you want spend as little as possible on transport costs, then there are cargo boats that you can use to get to the Fam Islands. (Obviously, if you are going to arrive on the cargo boat, then you don’t need to request a Waisai pickup when submitting the booking form above.)
Here’s what you need to know about getting the cargo boat to Fam.
Activities
Snorkelling over coral outcrops is available off the beach at Saubaryam Homestay. Low tide provides the opportunity for long beach walks.
There is also a path connecting the villages of Saukabu and Saupapir. The trail continues from Saupapir to a jetty on the north side of the island. To the jetty and back from Saukabu is about 11 kilometers.
Saubaryam Homestay can arrange tours to all the famous snorkelling sites and attractions around Pam and Piaynemo. (Pam and Piaynemo are the preferred local names of the islands often marked on maps as Fam and Penemu.) Spectacular karst island panoramas like those of Wayag are available at Piaynemo, and the myriad low sand cays to the south of Pam feature deserted beaches, sapphire seas and the opportunity to snorkel with mantas.
Maners Homestay Piaynemo highlights tour
Saubaryam offers a tour to Piaynemo to visit the top view lookout, as well as the Star and Manta Lagoon viewpoints. The cost is IDR 1,000,000. Cost is shared by particpants (max 4)
Pam/Fam Islands
See our Pam Islands page for an overview of the Pam/Fam Islands and their attractions.
Saubaryam Homestay Location Map
Saubaryam Homestay Reviews
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17 Reviews
We stayed on the overwater bungalow for 3 nights and it was amazing! The bed is a little small for 2 people but the view makes up for it. Ingridd was a great host even though she was a busy woman she always made sure we were okay. Easy access to Piyanemo, snorkelling and manta rays! Boat trips were a very reasonable price. Little village just a walk away which was nice to see all the locals. Food was tasty and plenty of food. Really enjoyed our stay here.
We had a great stay at Saubaryam with our family. Inggit is a great host and her husband has a boatrental which makes excursions very convenient.
The homestay is in a quiet part of the island what we enjoyed the most.
We had a great stay at Saubaryam with our family. Inggit is a great host and her husband has a boatrental which makes excursions very convenient.
The homestay is in a quiet part of the island what we enjoyed the most.
We had an excellent stay at this homestay, run by a young family with help from their grandparents.
The location is peaceful, the bungalows are comfortable, the food is good and plentiful, and the atmosphere is friendly and family-oriented.
We were lucky enough to arrive all together, the guests of the three bungalows at the homestay, which created a very friendly atmosphere, so we shared all the excursions.
This homestay is very well located, close to all the key spots on the Fams Islands.
Thank you again for your warm welcome, which was friendly but not intrusive.
We had an excellent stay at this homestay, run by a young family with help from their grandparents.
The location is peaceful, the bungalows are comfortable, the food is good and plentiful, and the atmosphere is friendly and family-oriented.
We were lucky enough to arrive all together, the guests of the three bungalows at the homestay, which created a very friendly atmosphere, so we shared all the excursions.
This homestay is very well located, close to all the key spots on the Fams Islands.
Thank you again for your warm welcome, which was friendly but not intrusive.
We had 3 great nights at Saubaryam.
Great hospitality from Inggit with delicious food and snorkelling trips organised.
The room in the photos that has an enclosed ceiling has an nocturnally active family of rats – all good, just noisy at times.
We had 3 great nights at Saubaryam.
Great hospitality from Inggit with delicious food and snorkelling trips organised.
The room in the photos that has an enclosed ceiling has an nocturnally active family of rats – all good, just noisy at times.
We had an amazing time in saubaryam homestay! Super friendly hosts, great food and amazing coral with plenty of fish right on their doorstep. They showed many great snorkeling spots where we saw the most colorful fish. Highly recommend!
We had an amazing time in saubaryam homestay! Super friendly hosts, great food and amazing coral with plenty of fish right on their doorstep. They showed many great snorkeling spots where we saw the most colorful fish. Highly recommend!
I stayed at Saubaryam Homestay for three nights, it was superb, probably the best accommodation I stayed in during my visit to Raja Ampat, the house reef is glorious the bungalows are clean and comfortable and the family is so sweet and welcoming, highly recommended
Oh and the beach is the best I’ve ever seen.
Thanks so much mr ross
I stayed at Saubaryam Homestay for three nights, it was superb, probably the best accommodation I stayed in during my visit to Raja Ampat, the house reef is glorious the bungalows are clean and comfortable and the family is so sweet and welcoming, highly recommended
Oh and the beach is the best I’ve ever seen.
Thanks so much mr ross
Maners Homestay was renamed Saubaryam Homestay in March 2025. Homestay ownership and management has not changed.
It’s sad that none of the Stay Raja Ampat guests who have booked this homestay in the past year could spare the time to leave reviews. You can find a couple here on Google though.
Maners Homestay was renamed Saubaryam Homestay in March 2025. Homestay ownership and management has not changed.
It’s sad that none of the Stay Raja Ampat guests who have booked this homestay in the past year could spare the time to leave reviews. You can find a couple here on Google though.
April 2024: Maners Homestay is new to Stay Raja Ampat, and so doesn’t have any reviews yet.
Hopefully it won’t be long! 🙏
April 2024: Maners Homestay is new to Stay Raja Ampat, and so doesn’t have any reviews yet.
Hopefully it won’t be long! 🙏